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If you want to get a word in edgewise on how black bears are managed in Florida, you will have two oppotunities — onday, March 23, and Thursday, March 26, during webinares held at 6 p.m. on each date. You do not have to be computer savvy to participate.

The state’s largest land mammal has come back from just several hundred bears in the 1970s to more than 3,000 today. And there have been sightings of bears in Levy County's wooded areas and hammocks.

A pay package for Levy County's school teachers, staff and administrators was approved by the School Board at their meeting on Tuesday and the agreement is backdated to Jan. 1. While it covers pay for the current year, the agreement also covers compensation for the next school year.

The Widow Sons Masonic Riders are no strangers to holding poker runs for a good cause.

Their most recent event to benefit Ashley Isenhoward, the young girl who underwent heart surgery to remove a tumor and received a diagnosis of a rare form of cancer, raised a record amount at $5,605. The total included money raised through the cost per rider, purchase of raffle tickets and several other donations.

It was not necessarily a Masonic event, said Tom Andresen, they were just doing it.

What if you had the opportunity to plan the future of Chiefland? Do you want a say in bringing a better quality of life and better payng jobs and businesses to Chiefland?

You have that opportunity to have a say tonight at 6 p.m. at Usher Center.

The City Commission and the state Department of Economic Opportunity are hosting a community conversation to hear what residents would like to see in Chiefland. You don't have to be a resident of the city, you can be someone who owns a business or works in the city.

The Bronson town council recommended the clerk post a position for public works director internally before opening it up to the public.

Town employees have five days to apply, with Friday being the deadline. At Monday night's meeting, Clerk Kelli Brettel said they had given out two applications and just one had been turned in so far that night.

Employees in Bronson will soon have a shorter work week thanks to a vote by the Town Council Monday night.

After several minutes of discussion, the council voted 3-1 to go to a four-day work week.

In a telephone interview Tuesday, City Clerk Kelli Brettel said the change will tentatively take place by April 6. She said they plan to advertise for two weeks and put a notice on water bills. As of Tuesday, Brettel said she was still checking into what is required to reset their office hours.